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  • cowb0y
    #1

    how to replace clutch?

    Got a '80 GS1100L and while riding at 70mph, I started slowing down and was still in 5th. So I shifted through all gears as my bike rolled to a stop. It seems my clutch is gone. I adjusted it all the way out to get as much meat as I could and now hear a slight grinding sound. Any advice about replacement?
    Thanks fellas
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    • salty_monk
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      #2
      You need to get the cover off to see what the damage is... whatever it doesn't sound good....

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        • Guest
          #3
          Shaft or chain drive?

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            • rapidray
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              • Oct 2006
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              #4
              I thought the 80 1100L was a chain drive? Ray.

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                • NICK!
                  #5
                  Take the oil fill plug out and get your nose in there and take a whiff. If it stinks like a camp fire your plates are done.

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                    • bonanzadave
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                      #6
                      If the fibers look like this youve found your problem...

                      82 1100 EZ (red)

                      "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                        • gadang
                          #7
                          Originally posted by bonanzadave
                          If the fibers look like this youve found your problem...

                          Wow!! I just replaced my fibres and they looked new compared to these "bald" babies! I probably could have just put springs in mine but replaced the fibers anyway. Curious to find out the verdict for Cowboy.

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                            • Guest
                              #8
                              Originally posted by rapidray
                              I thought the 80 1100L was a chain drive? Ray.
                              I've seen the oddball 80 1100 shafty. Almost as oddball as my L model chain drive.

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                                • SqDancerLynn1
                                  #9
                                  This is why it is important to give as much info as possible ! Good luck, if it is "G" shaft drive you have the tipical wheel spline failure

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                                    • cowb0y
                                      #10
                                      It is a chain drive. I am unable to get to me bike until this weekend, but will take a whift after oil plug is removed to double check. Any advice on parts? Whats the difference between replacing springs verses the fibes? This is my daily communter, so I want to do it right with quality parts.

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                                        • Jethro
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                                          #11
                                          Even a badly worn clutch like the one in the pic above should still move. And it can take thousands of miles from when you first notice a slipping clutch until the bike can no longer move forward. It sounds like something else is wrong...
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                                            • martinfink
                                              #12
                                              Just replaced the clutch on a gs1150ef and took all of 45 min. just have gasket just in case and soaking the fibers for over an hour or over night in oil is a must . My clutch would not hold in 5th gear but 1 2 3 4 no prob.

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                                                • cowb0y
                                                  #13
                                                  What else could stop my forward momentum? There are no metal on metal sounds or the like. Engine sounds the same, except the grinding when I release the clutch now that I have got all the meat I possibly can. What would make the gears not engage and not make any sound? I dont even know where to start looking.
                                                  :-?

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                                                    • Guest
                                                      #14
                                                      Pull the clutch cover. I bet your gear on the back of the clutch hub has come undone. If things don't look too bad in there I have one that is usable.

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                                                        • kilog55
                                                          #15
                                                          what kind of oil do you soak the new plates in? motor or gear?

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